Body Outline Assignment (5%)

Instructions:
1. Students must submit the Body Outline of their Informative Speech to be evaluated (5%)
2. Use the Body Outline template provided to prepare the outline.
3. Read through the outline guidelines below to help with the assignment.
4. Evaluation will be based on consistency of the main points and the central idea,
completeness of the sentences, and correctness of the sentences.
5. The Body Outline assignment must be submitted in Week 6.

Body Outline Guidelines

1Specific Purpose: Start with "To inform my audience "
Central Idea:

Must be a declarative sentence. Example: Watching too much television can

lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes.
BODY

I. (MAIN POINT 1) Your first main point goes here-it MUST be one complete sentence your
main points must be consistent with your central idea.
A. (SUBPOINT) This is where the specific examples from your research are included
to support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories, facts, statistics,
analogies, etc. Be sure to cite all sources.
1. (SUB-SUBPOINT) Further examples and information to support your
subpoint.
2.
B.

(SUB-SUBPOINT) Further examples and information to support your

subpoint.

(SUBPOINT)
1. (SUB-SUBPOINT)
2. (SUB-SUBPOINT)

C.

(SUBPOINT)
1. (SUB-SUBPOINT)
2. (SUB-SUBPOINT)

II.

(MAIN POINT 2) Your second MAIN POINT goes here. Follow the same format that you
used for the first main point.

A.

B.

C.

(SUBPOINT) This is where the specific examples from your research are included to
support your main points. You can use quotes, examples, stories. Be sure to cite all
sources.
1.

(SUB-SUBPOINT) Further examples and information to support your

subpoint.

2.

(SUB-SUBPOINT) Further examples and information to support your

subpoint.

(SUBPOINT)
1.

(SUB-SUBPOINT)

2.

(SUB-SUBPOINT)

(SUBPOINT)
1.

(SUB-SUBPOINT)

2.

(SUB-SUBPOINT)

2.

(SSP)
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Your sources. Include in your outline complete citations (using APA format) of EVERY SOURCE
you used to prepare your speech, including books, magazines, newspapers, journal articles, and
internet documents. Also include interviews if any.

Please download the document Body outline template.docx.